Chapter 63 Emperor Rongde Ji Zhao Jinnu
The birth of Shanliang brand cigarettes is like dry firewood that has been exposed to the sun for many days and meets sparks, which instantly ignites the desire of the people of Bianliang City.
Emperor Zhao Ji loves to smoke cigarettes, and now it is not a rumor, but a fact. Zhao Ji didn't hide it, he had such a good thing, he smoked it himself, and he also rewarded one or two boxes to the officials who were pleasing to the eye, of course, this belonged to a good relationship with him, and the relationship was not so good, so he caught up with one or two rewards.
It's not that he's stingy, it's true that there is too little smoke. Seeing that his inventory was getting scarce, but the second batch of cigarettes had not been delivered outside the staff, which made him a little anxious.
It turned out that his plan was one box a day, but he really couldn't stand the crowd, and the harem was not only his harem, but also the harem of the queen's concubine.
If it's a treasure like a watch, it doesn't matter, only one piece can't be divided, this cigarette, but one by one, you don't want to give me one, can't you give a box? Don't give a box, don't you give a piece? What, you can't even give a cigarette? Are you still the emperor? How can there be such a stingy emperor.
Zhao Ji had a good face, so the cigarette disappeared much faster than he estimated.
At this time, he especially looked forward to Ren Ruoxu. If he doesn't come again, he will have to let Kaifeng Mansion arrest him.
Finally, he was clever outside the staff, and took the initiative to come before the emperor arrested him, and this time he brought ten Marlboros, which Qin Mu thanked him last time, and all of them were given to the official family.
Zhao Ji looked at the ten Marlboros and was not satisfied. Too little, and, what about perfume? How can perfume be without?
Didn't you say you could make it? Why haven't you brought it yet?
The last time he paid tribute, he rewarded Concubine Jiuhua Yuzhenan. The perfume of later generations is pure and long-lasting, but the sachets of this time and space cannot be compared at all.
Only a few drops can fill the room with fragrance, and the perfume has a more or less aphrodisiac effect, so Zhao Ji loves Liu Guifei even more.
Seeing that the perfume was gone, how could Liu Guifei not be in a hurry, she urged Zhao Ji many times, and hurriedly asked the staff to pay tribute. But there is really no perfume outside the staff.
Qin Mu never mentioned the planned perfume factory again, and naturally he didn't dare to mention it outside the staff. Now Qin Mu's status is getting higher and higher, and he is not at all alone with the little family member who was with his daughter at that time.
The relationship with the emperor, of course, must be maintained in a first-class manner, so if there are cigarettes, they will come to pay tribute as soon as possible. He was also a smoker himself, but he didn't dare to leave one, and it was the first time he smoked those cigarettes that Qin Mu gave him.
Although Zhao Ji is not satisfied, he can't kill Ren Yuanwai, who will give him cigarettes and perfume if he kills him? I can only tell him to go back and do things well, let your nephew work hard, make more cigarettes, and come out with perfume.
The emperor is the popular weather vane in Bianliang City, his every move, every hobby, all kinds of enjoyment, the people below are staring at it.
Cigarettes have naturally become a rarity in Bianliang City. It's really rare, so rare that it's not sold.
Now there is news that some restaurants in the city sell cigarettes, as long as you go to eat, it is not a drop of cold water dripping in the hot oil, and suddenly Bianliang City will fry the pot.
All the restaurants in the Zhejia, even the location is slightly off, and the attendance rate on weekdays is at most seventy percent, and today it is crowded with people.
In the big restaurant in Bianliang City, the main time period for doing business is afternoon and evening, and there are not many people in the morning. This is similar to the situation in the afterlife, who drinks a lot of wine in the daytime?
But today is different, when I get up in the morning, the restaurant has not yet opened, and there are a bunch of people outside.
Not for anything else, just for the consistent money of a box of cigarettes.
In these years, in Bianliang City, the lowest level of people can probably earn a hundred wen a day - Qin Mu now knows how low Ren Xiaoxiao's salary was for him that day, and people have been consistent for ten days, and they ......
If it is a little higher, it will be more than 200 wen a day, and if it is higher, it can reach 3 or 400 wen.
To make an analogy, a penny is a dollar in the future, the minimum income in Bianliang City is about 3,000 per month, and the high can reach more than 10,000, and a box of cigarettes is just a consistent money, equivalent to a box of cigarettes of 1,000 yuan.
This is of course ridiculously expensive in later generations, but this is the Great Song Dynasty, Bianliang, and the gathering place of wealth in the world. The income just now is the income of the lowest level of the common people, and more middle and high-level income earners have not mentioned it, let alone the well-off and the rich and the family.
Qin Mu's positioning of cigarettes is cheap and massive, and only in this way can they quickly become his economic pillar.
If it is positioned as a small amount and high-end, in terms of income, it can be the same or even more, and the operation is more convenient, but this cannot be used as a pillar.
Cigarettes can be understood as a tax draw, a poll tax, everyone smokes, then everyone pays taxes to Qin Mu. In this way, the economic chassis can be made very large, and it will be stable.
If you do a small amount of high-end, to take an extreme approach, cigarettes are supplied to one person, and this person can give Qin Mu the same money, it seems that the money is the same, but this money is too unstable.
If the only smoker stops smoking, or runs out of money, won't Qin Mu's income be gone?
So cigarettes must be cheap and massive, and this economic attribute must not be changed. With his many years of business experience, Steward Lin persuaded Qin Mu to increase the price of cigarettes tenfold, or even a hundredfold, without worrying about sales, and the operation was simpler. Qin Mu shook his head and refused, and he didn't explain to him.
There is no need, this kind of thing, the level is not high enough to understand. At a certain level, if he doesn't say it himself, he will also figure it out.
The only problem is that the output of the cigarette factory is too low now, so Qin Mu had to set the price of one box of the same money, which is equivalent to ten days of income from the lowest income earner in Bianliang City.
The advantage of this price is that it includes the lowest group of people, as long as you are willing to pay for ten days, you can also afford to buy a box of cigarettes.
It is precisely because cigarettes are so fashionable - the emperor can't put them down, and the price is so low - that the poor can afford them, so the restaurant of the Zhejia family was surrounded early in the morning.
Zhejia's restaurant is a mid-to-high-end restaurant in Bianliang City, and the poor will not come here to eat at all on weekdays, but today is different, even if I order your penny of cooking cakes, you have to sell me a box of cigarettes.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant was frightened, he had never encountered such a situation before, looking down from the upstairs, the people of Wuyang Wuyang, but also the majority of the people, I don't know that I thought that there was a famine in the disaster year, this is a soup kitchen.
They didn't even dare to open the door for fear of crushing the building. While desperately shouting upstairs to maintain order, he hurriedly sent someone to the mansion to report to Steward Lin.
Hurry up and make up your mind, if it goes on like this, the mass incident in the Great Song Dynasty will happen.
Kaifeng Mansion also got the news, what kind of trouble is this? A good day, but a rebellion? The news inquired by the official said that it was not a rebellion, but to buy cigarettes, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin was relieved.
It's good not to rebel, but order must also be maintained, hurry up and send all the catchers down, don't make a bunch of trouble just out of Bianliang in the first month. At the same time, find a way to fold your family, and solve the trouble you caused immediately.
A cigarette provoked Bianliang City.
Ringo really didn't estimate this, he was the steward of the Zhefu, with a high and powerful position, and he was actually far away from the people at the bottom. The restaurant of the folding family also receives distinguished guests, high rollers, and high friends are satisfied every day, who would have thought that today they were surrounded by all kinds of people.
What should I do? There are people above the court and under the people, and the pressure on both ends is extremely huge, and if this is not done well, it will bring disaster to the Zhi family.
My uncle made this happen, and I have to look for him.
Steward Lin hurriedly came to discuss with Qin Mu, who had just woken up from sleep. There was no way to rest well this night, and if she didn't achieve her goal, she couldn't stop lying on Qin Mu's bed, and Qin Mu had no choice, so she could only sleep indiscriminately for a while.
Anyway, Meiluan and Meifeng look the same, and it doesn't matter if you are a wife by your side.
When he woke up, he was called out by Steward Lin, and heard that there was a group incident in Da Song, and it was caused by his own cigarettes, and he didn't expect it, and he was a little blind for a while. However, he knew that this matter had to be resolved immediately, and if it became a big trouble, it would have a very serious impact on the Folding Mansion and even on himself.
What to do? He thought for a moment and said, "Steward Lin, you do this. ”
After listening to Qin Mu's countermeasures, Ringo admired the five-body body and threw himself to the ground. Sure enough, my uncle is not a mortal, and the matter of his own numb claws was solved in the blink of an eye.
He didn't dare to delay, and immediately went out to make arrangements.
As soon as Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a maid come to report that Emperor Rongde was visiting.
Emperor Ji came to visit Zhefu, this kind of thing should not be arranged by Qin Mu, it should be Steward Lin's business, but now Steward Lin is busy with his feet facing the sky, running around like a fire, the maid is sensible, and he doesn't dare to disturb the housekeeper at this time, so he found his uncle.
In addition to the housekeeper, the uncle of the Folding Mansion is the largest. Of course, there is also the folding lady, but isn't she sick and lying in the house?
Qin Mu knew that Emperor Ji was the princess of the Song Dynasty, but there were so many daughters of Song Huizong, who knew which Emperor Rongde was, and it was definitely not looking for him, if he wanted to visit, he would also visit Meifeng.
"Meifeng, Emperor Rongde came to see you, can't you see it?" Qin Mu asked loudly through the door.
"Of course I want to see you, please come in."
Emperor Rongde Zhao Jinnu, and Meiluan Meifeng have had several fates, they were born in the same year, the average size, and they are the girls who have the most contact with the sisters of the Zhe family in the Royal Emperor's concubine, and they are also the best friends.
Qin Mu returned to the house, looked at Zhi Meifeng lying on the bed, frowned and said, "You meet guests like this?" ”
"Of course not, brother-in-law, you go to my house and bring me a makeup bag." Zhe Meifeng didn't treat Qin Mu as an outsider at all.
Emperor Ji came immediately, and Qin Mu didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly found her. Zhe Meifeng didn't learn anything else in Wujiazhuang, and she learned a lot of skills from Jia Hongxian when she made up makeup. In just a few minutes, a glamorous little beauty appeared in front of Qin Mu, without the dark circles under her eyes that stayed up all night.
It is worthy of oriental magic.
Last night's clothes were changed at the time of the operation, and now I don't need to change new clothes.
"Then you wait, I'll go out first." Qin Mu saw that she was doing a good job, so he was about to leave and let Zhe Meifeng see the guests, but he was stopped by Zhe Meifeng.
"Don't go, you're here." Zhe Meifeng didn't let him go.
Qin Mu thought to himself that Emperor Ji was not my friend, what am I doing here, so he hurriedly shook his hand to break free, but Zhe Meifeng was stronger than him, and he couldn't break free at all.
"Brother-in-law, really, don't go, there must be something looking for you, you have to make an idea." Zhe Meifeng is shrewd, and immediately guessed the intention of the emperor.
Looking for me? What could it be? I don't know any Emperor Ji either.
When Qin Mu hesitated, Emperor Ji was led in by the maid.
I couldn't help but be taken aback when I saw the lady of the folded family lying on the bed and a man standing beside her.
"Sister Jinnu, I'm Meiluan." Zhi Meifeng unceremoniously pretended to be her sister, "This is my official, Qin Mu." ”
Emperor Rongde Zhao Jinnu only then knew who was in front of him. She couldn't tell the two sisters apart either. It turned out to be Meiluan, and they were all married. I haven't heard the news yet, but fortunately I brought enough gifts this time, which is not rude.
Qin Mu didn't expect Zhi Meifeng to be so bold, no one dared to deceive, but he couldn't demolish her. Seeing the emperor coming, he hurriedly saluted.
"Meiluan, what's wrong with you?" After the emperor sat down, she first asked curiously about the situation of the folding lady, what does it mean to lie on her stomach?
"Sister, I accidentally fell while riding a horse yesterday and injured myself, so I can only look like this, it's rude."
It turned out to be a fall, which was really careless. But it's not a big deal to fall and get hurt, don't delay talking, just be able to speak.
So Zhao Jinnu and the fake Zhe Meiluan communicated very affectionately for a long time, and at the same time did not snub Qin Mu.
Emperor Ji was born in the emperor's family, with grace and education, although it was the first time she met Qin Mu, the scene was extremely harmonious, and it was not embarrassing at all.
Qin Mu deeply admired Zhao Jinnu's methods, and they were really not fuel-efficient lamps.
After chatting for a long time, Zhao Jin said what he meant: "Sister, I heard that your restaurant sells cigarettes?" ”
Qin Mu suddenly realized, no wonder the sister-in-law pulled herself and didn't let her go, and pretended to be her sister, it turned out that she knew that the emperor was going to ask for cigarettes, she didn't make a good decision, so she simply pretended to be Meiluan, so it can be said that the cigarettes are her own officials, it depends on Qin Mu's meaning.
If she uses her own identity to say that the cigarettes belong to my brother-in-law, then it will be embarrassing next.
Zhao Jinnu did come for cigarettes. Shanliang brand cigarettes began to be on the stock last night, and today it has spread all over Bianliang City, as a high-end fashion person, Zhao Jinnu naturally heard the news.
She has married into the Cao family, the Cao family is the clansman of Empress Cao of Renzong, and the successive descendants of the Great Song Dynasty are very mixed. Just look at He Zhu. He is also a descendant, although the officialdom has no choice, but there is no shortage of money at all, and he only earns mountains and valleys as a petty official.
The descendants are rich, and the combination of the Cao family and the emperor is even more powerful.
Rich people naturally want to enjoy it more, cigarettes, they have wanted it for a long time, but it is true that it is not sold, Zhao Jinnu's official Cao Sheng, he can't rob his father-in-law. He didn't have the guts.
Now that there are cigarettes in the Zhejia Restaurant, Cao Sheng naturally won't line up to buy them, and they must take the high-rise route directly at this level.
Zhao Jinnu had a friendship with the sisters of the Zhe family, so he immediately came to visit the Zhefu.
Originally, Zhao Jinnu didn't know that the sisters of the Zhe family were not there, but that day the Zhe family beat Gao Yanei, and Gao Yu attacked the Zhe family in the court, and the news reached Zhao Jinnu's ears, and she knew that the sisters of the Zhe family came to Bianliang.
For the sake of cigarettes and sisterhood, Zhao Jinnu hurried over.
"Sister," Zhi Meifeng immediately pointed at Qin Mu and said, "The cigarettes are all made by officials, just look for him." ”
"Qin Langjun, the slave remembers, are you the Qin Mu of Wujiazhuang Gongye Garden?" Zhao Jinnu couldn't believe it.
The origin of the cigarettes, she had already figured it out, it was made by a small village in Hancheng County, and the official family also specially wrote a pair of words to that Qin Mu, but she really didn't expect that the noble Zhe family would be associated with the slag of the villager, so she never linked the two Qin Mu together.
Now I understand that these two Qin Mu are actually the same person!
This made Zhao Jinnu very strange, with the status of the folded family, why would he marry a fairy-like Meiluan to Bai Ding?
She couldn't help but start looking at Qin Mulai attentively.